Catholic sisters and nuns in the United States
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Catholic sisters and nuns in the United States
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Catholic sisters and nuns in the United States have played a major role in American religion, education, nursing and social work since the early 19th century. In Catholic Europe, convents were heavily endowed over the centuries, and were sponsored by the aristocracy. Religious orders were founded by entrepreneurial women who saw a need and an opportunity, and were staffed by devout women from poor families. The number of Catholic nuns grew exponentially from about 900 in the year 1840, to a maxi
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American catholic nuns
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_sisters_and_nuns_in_the_United_States
date created:
2013-03-13T03:10:31Z
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2024-09-11T20:59:08Z
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